Hexennacht (album)

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Hexennacht
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2019
RecordedKinderland Studios, New York City
Genre Industrial metal, extreme metal, black metal
Length48:37
Label Metropolis
Producer Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl chronology
Satanik Germanik
(2018)
Hexennacht
(2019)

Hexennacht is the ninth full-length album released by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released via Metropolis Records on December 13, 2019. The album is based on satanic and Black Forest themes, and was released on a Friday the 13th in December by coincidence. The song Eine Kleine Hexennacht Musik is a parody of the Mozart song Eine Kleine Nachtmusik . [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hanzel und Gretyl

No.TitleLength
1."Hexennacht"3:54
2."Draconia Teutonik"3:37
3."Nüll"4:11
4."Vultures ov Death"4:40
5."Wolves + Witches"3:11
6."Jägermond"3:41
7."Der Kaiz3rn8tor"4:22
8."Hellmeister"2:57
9."Triple Hexxx"3:57
10."Cursed Be"4:27
11."O Great Hekate"5:38
12."Eine Kleine Hexennacht Musik"4:02
Total length:48:37

Personnel

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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French magazine VerdamMnis rated the album positively, stating that "the mixture of industrial metal and black metal had never been so mastered by Hanzel und Gretyl." [4] Side-Line.com called it better than the previous album, Satanik Germanik . [2] CrypticRock.com and Altvenger.com also gave positive reviews. [5] [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Reviews Hanzel Und Gretyl – Hexennacht (Album – Metropolis Metal)". Side-Line.com. February 22, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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